Kansas Bill Would Make It Illegal to Discriminate Against or Refuse Service to a Gun Dealer

We have heard and read many stories of banks and companies cutting off service to gun dealers and manufacturers simply because they don’t agree with the legal dealing of firearms.

But a new bill in Kansas seeks to make sure this doesn’t happen any more. The bill would ban discrimination against a gun dealer or manufacturer and is entitled the Kansas Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act.

According to the Wichita Eagle the bill will be considered by the Kansas Senate panel this week.

SB 331would make it illegal to refuse to serve, terminate a business relationship with or “otherwise discriminate against a person or trade association solely because a person is engaged in the lawful commerce of firearms or ammunition products.”

The bill, titled the Kansas Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act, is scheduled for a Thursday hearing by the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs. The proposal would function similarly to laws that prevent religious or racial discrimination and allow gun dealers to sue in cases where they felt discriminated against.

Sen. Jacob LaTurner, R-Pittsburg, who introduced the bill, said it was in response to Operation Choke Point, a U.S. Justice Department initiative launched in 2013 that was aimed at preventing fraudulent businesses from using the banking system.

The initiative has faced a backlash from Republicans and the National Rifle Association, who say it has encouraged banks to sever ties with legitimate businesses deemed high risk by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, such as gun sellers.

LaTurner said his bill is “intended to give these folks an avenue to push back” and would “give the firearm industry the ability to get some protection against this incredible overreach by our president.”

“It’s not theoretical. It has happened around the country,” LaTurner said. “I’ve got a business here in Pittsburg that sells guns – they’re a great company – and if a bank decides to stop doing business with them because the feds are breathing down their necks, they need to have some recourse.”

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Comments

I am in full agreement, with the bill, as it is described here, in this article.
However; I believe, the names of the banks, which try to do the feds bidding, should be listed,
weekly, in a routine notice, by E-mail, on the internet ( by this “Guns & freedom” website.